Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is one of the frontrunners to replace Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen after the Spaniard signalled his intention to leave the club at the end of the

Alonso has already announced he will be leaving at the end of the season and is a shoo-in to take over the Madrid vacancy created by the impending departure of Carlo Ancelotti to become head coach of Brazil.

Wirtz played a key role in Bayer Leverkusen's invincible Bundesliga title-winning run in 2023-24, where he was named player of the season thanks to his 11 goals and 12 assists. This season, major trophies weren't in the cards for Leverkusen, but Wirtz still managed 10 goals and 12 assists in the league with one game left to play.

The club were rewarded for the bold appointment of Alonso in 2022. His parting gift might be to broaden some of the Bundesliga's horizons

Pep Guardiola secretly met Florian Wirtz as Manchester City are looking to beat Bayern Munich in the race to sign the German star.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso's last home game in charge ended in a 4-2 drubbing by Borussia Dortmund that boosted the visitors' chances of Champions League qualification on Sunday.

Sport Bild (via @bayer04Xtra) reports that in the event that Florian Wirtz does leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, the club are already looking at where they could invest the money.The goal at